'Thuggery' somehow does not seem quite serious enough to name what we are seeing in the increasing violence of anti-migrant hate-spinning. Thugs steal your lunch-money. These guys want to steal your humanity.
Charlotte O'Brien
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Professor of Law, University of York (she/her). Social security; EU law; discrimination; migration; social justice.
![278. That does not mean migration is irrelevant. Young people and migrant workers may compete for some of the same jobs, particularly in lower-paid sectors. Net migration has been historically high over recent years, concentrated in the sectors that serve as primary entry points for young workers: hospitality, social care, food processing, warehousing, agriculture. In hospitality for example, 31% of workers are Migrant workers typically have arrived with prior experience and a willingness to work irregular hours. If an employer has a choice between someone who is 28 with five years of experience and some who is 18 with no work history, the hiring decision can be economically rational.
immigrants and 36% young. [footnote 260]
279. But the relationship between migration and youth employment is not straightforward. The effect depends on how employers recruit, how labour demand adjusts, and whether changes in migration alter the number, quality and conditions of jobs on offer. The current evidence does not support a simple displacement story.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gt5f4xsjqzwdwqsakypbknxm/bafkreifbzkbcv4b7ekpwtsxz6howghqivjzhnlbmcggeiaxfeybemzotm4)
